Supporting means for catamenial sacks



Oct. 21 1924.

A. L. SMITH SUPPORTING MEANS FOR CATAMENIAL SACKS Filed May 2l. 1922 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Oct. 2.1, v1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM L. SMITH, F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF T0 ORILLA M.

' SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUPPORTING MENS FOR CATAFIMENIAL SACXS.

Application led lay 21, 1923. Serial No. 640,422.

To all whom t may oonoem:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM L. SMITH,

I a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattamin the city, county, and State'of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Means for Catamenial Sacks, of which the following is'a specification.

This invention relates to supporting means for catamenial sacks and my improvements are directed to means for enabling the towel forming the sack to be readily and securely engaged by the supporter, also for its convenient removal.

Also my improvement relates to means whereby a part vof the towel supporting means, in the form of a loop which is laterally adjustable upon the belt, may be secured in a fixed location thereon, the securing means being of such character that a downward pull upon the loop will not have any tendency to crumple or distort the belt.

Other features and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of my improved supporting device.

Fig. 2 is a partial rear view of the belt with the loop partly broken away to show the hooks engaging the belt.

Fig. 3 is a sectlon on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

ig. Fig. 1, showing the towel engaged wlth the buckle.

In said figures, let 1 indicate a belt composed as of elastic webbing. This belt may be of considerable width to add to the comfort with which it may be worn. One end of the belt is sewn to one side edge 2 of a front tab 3 of non-elastic material, which has a pendent portion 4; and to -this portion 4 is sewn a'strap loop 5, as of elastic webbing, with which is engaged a buckle 6. The opposite side edge 7 of the tab 3 is formed into a loop which engages a buckle 8, whose forward bar 9 is provided with retainin teeth 10, to engage the folded over, free en of the belt, this free end passing thence beneath a strap 11 which is slidably fitted over the belt.

Slidably adjustable over the belt, at its rear portion, is a strap member composed of a doubled length of elastic webbing, which 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of.

is sewn transversely intermediate its length, as at 13, to thereby constitute the upper loop 14, by which the member is fitted over the belt, and the lower pendent loop 15, in whose terminal portion a buckle 16' is engaged.

Spread within the lower portion of loop 14 is a localizing device composed of stiff material, whose body portion may be stout wire, in the form of a yoke. This device has the appearance ofV a wide inverted V comprising arms 17 17 that unite in' the apex 18, and at their outward ends have vertical extensions, 19, 19, which terminate respectivelyin downwardly pointed, inwardly inclined hooks or barbs 20, 20.

The elements of this device lie in the same vertical plane, excepting that, as stated, the barbs 20, 20 are outwardly inclined.

This localizing device is shown as secured to the loop 14 as by stitching at the points 21, it being disposed at the base of said loop, and extending only a short distance upwardly therein.

For adjustment purposes the belt 1 lies between the localizing device and the outer fold of loop 14, and in this relation the loop can be freely moved alongr the belt. But when the loop is in the desired location upon the belt for service of the strap member, then the user will pass the lower edge of the belt over the extensions 19, so that the lower portion of the belt will then lie between the inner fold of loop 14 and the arms 17, 17, with their extensions 19, 19, the barbs 20, 20 thereof being pointed toward the belt. Consequently, upon tightening up the belt the body pressure will cause the barbs to engage the belt, thereby fixing the location of the loop relatively to the belt.

It is also important to note, in this connection, that the engagement of the barbs with the belt is at the lower portion of the latter, so that downward strains upon the strap member will be communicated only to the lower portion of the belt, leaving the upper portion of the belt unaffected, except as the belt responds throughout its width to the pull exerted at its lower portion. Hence the belt will remain flat, without wrinkling or rumpling, under all conditions of service.

The buckles 6 and 16 are alikeeach having the spaced bars 22, 23, 24 and 25. The upper bar, 22, is carriedat one endvby a side bar 26, which engages bars 23, 24, leaving an opening 27, at the other side, between bars 22, 23. 'Also'a side bar 28 connects the .bars 23, 24 and 25, leaving a side opening 29 between bars 24, 25..' The openings 27, 29 are at opposite sldes of the buckle. The bar l 22 is' provided with teeth 30 at its upper edge. A loop (either or 15) engages the' bar 24.

The buckle, thus constituted, is very effective and convenient in use. v Secure engagement of a towel, as 31, is had by each of the buckles (see Fig. 4) by rst introducing an end portion of the towel laterally through opening 29, between the lower bar 25 and the loop ,covering bar 1524. Then the materialv of the towel end is introduced laterally through opening 27 between bars 23, 22. The emerged end portion \of the towel is then folded over the teeth of bar 22 and introduced, at opening 29, be- 20 tween the already placed fold and the bar 25. When thus adjusted, downward strains u on the main portion of the towel have the e ect of tightening its engagement with the buckle.`

vWith the means of towel enga ement by the front and rear buckles it will e readily appreciated that adjustment thereof can b'e qulckly and conveniently eiected to apply sion, and'to loosen it, while in use, when dethe towel with the requisite degree often- 30 sirable. Also it will be found" that with my improved connecting means the towels may be changed with great facility.

Variations within the spirit and scope of my invention are equally comprehended by the foregoing disclosure.

I claim: l

In a catamenial sack supporter, in combination, a relativelybroad belt, a towel enga'gin strap having a loop by which it is slidab y adjustable on the belt, and a localizing device secured to the loop in the lower portion thereof, said device having spaced vertical extensions with terminal, downturned barbs that are inclined inwardly and adapted to releasably engage the material of the belt when opposed thereto, and said vertical extensions having smooth outward surfaces to permit the loop to slide freely on the belt, for adjustment purposes, when the belt has been shifted vertically to lie against said smooth outer surfaces.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan in the city, county and State of New York, this 18th day of Ma A. D. 1923.

ABRAHAM L. SMITH. 

